Tim ferriss the 4-hour body review

1. Tim Ferriss - The 4-Hour Body Review
By Patrik Richardson
Hi guys, as promised I'm posting my personal experiences with the book.
First of all the book consists of 571 pages and has 11 chapters. I will
discuss them one by one later in this post. Now you might think wow that
is a lot of pages.. but the truth is that the book is not complicated, it is
simple and straight to the point. I've read the book in a little less then a
week. Every chapter has different examples so you will probably
experience relevant actions or situations in your life which makes it so
powerful.
Now lets see what is in this book, shall we?
Firstly, an introduction: Fundamentals - First And Foremost which basically explains that things
can be achieved successfully without big efforts. He describes that with the term Minimum
Effective Dose.
The first chapter is about taking action and preparation: Ground Zero - Getting Started and
Swaraj. What he explains in here are the different methods for estimating the amount of body
fat. These methods are for both males and females, but he discusses each individual separate.
He also talks about the weight glide pad. This consists of a target line that decreases from to
bottom and has two important lines below and above his target line: his minimum allowable
weight and his maximum-allowable weight for each day. The great thing about this is that you
do have a little of spare so you can lose weight without stress to stay on the target line.
The second one is about Subtracting Fat. The chapter is divided into two main parts: basics and
advanced. As a starter he compares Dietary Fats and Oils, this should not be skipped as it is
essential information! Without action your fat will stay, so therefore in the next pages he
explains several effective methods like air squats, wall presses, etc. He also talks about the
glucose trend of your body with the use of two different days and the results (of course).
Testosterone and Nandrolone hormons are handled at the end of this chapter. This might be a
bit difficult for some readers but it is explained well.
Adding muscle is the thirth chapter of this book. As the title is pretty obvious he will discuss
gaining weight here by explaining a lot of excercises and especially why they work. He even
concluded sample workouts calendars to make it easier for you. He also offers strategies on
how to gain weight fast with exercises like the GOMAD and Occam's Protocoli. Some of you will
maybe do an extra to gain weight. Basically what I want to say is using pre- and post-exercice
supplements, Timothy explains this aswell.

2. Improving sex, one of my favorite chapters in this book, is the fourth.
The 15-Minute Female Orgasm is the main subject where he talks about. I guess, if you are a
woman, you want to know this, isn't? Now this chapter isn't only about the woman, it is also
about the man: Tripling Testosterone and Doubling Sperm Count is all you need.
After sex, you're tired.. so let's go sleep, shall we? Perfecting sleep is the fifth chapter in this
book and describes several methods on how to fall asleep fast some methods I reveal:
take a cold bath an hour before you go to bed, FOCUS that you want to sleep and try to sleep in
the half-military crawl position. Seems simple isn't? Maybe, but don't worry if you don't find it
simple. What differs from this book and many, many other books is that he explains how to do
it, not what to do, therefore I succeeded in some methods which I tried before, but never
worked. How to Sleep Less and Feel Great is another part of this subject. This should be read
carefully.
Since we are practicing already, (if not you should start!) it is possible to get injured. Reversing
injuries gives an answer on what to do if you got injured. I'm not going to tell you much about
this chapter as I was a bit unfamiliar with this subject. Although this doesn't mean you should
skip it! It is mainly about how Timothy Ferris himself cured his permanent injuries by receiving a
$10000 worth cocktail of products (which are ethical!) and about the non expensive stages:
movement, manipulation, medication and surgery.
I bet the next chapter will be about something you already have done a lot, indeed, running. In
this chapter he explains how to run faster and further. Of course this can't be done in one
week, but you won't have to worry about it, or even making a scheme. He has included two
phases to get from 5K to 50K in 12 weeks solely by running slightly different than you do now.
Chapter eight is about Getting Stronger. It consists of using timed exercises like bench press. A
important point he writes about is stretching of your limbs. This seems to be an forgotten
method although it increases your strength dramatically. The chapters are getting smaller but
contain rich information.
From swimming to swinging is the ninth chapter. He starts by informing you on how he learned
to swim effortlessly in 10 Days. After his little life experience he tells you the different swim
styles and again how to do them. For some styles you'll need to be able to hold your breath,
which is described in a sub chapter which is titled How to Hold Your Breath Longer Than
Houdini.
We almost arrived and the last chapter but before we do, he tells you about the long term goals
you should have. On longer and better life explains you how to increase your lifetime simply
and effective.
The last chapter is a general conclusion and final thoughts where he uses the term The Trojan
Horse. As he says:

3. "This book is a Trojan horse full of unexpected transfers.
It's intended to make you a better all-around human. It's also intended to make you a role
model for those around you."
The last pages of the book contain extras and bonus material which are really handy!
Okay so I hope you got a basic idea about the subjects handled in the book. In my opinion this
one of the better books I've read in a few months, and as it's number one on Amazon, I think
others share my opinion too.
I'm Patrik Richardson, 38 years old and happily married with my wife Marian. I'm a full-time
librarian and as you might think I see enough books in my job that I don't read any book after
my daily job.. The truth is that I usually read a book every evening. Most of the books that I
read are educational ones, but I enjoy Romans too.